The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years is a 1985 one-hour special that aired on CBS starring Jim Henson
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, the characters from Sam and Friends
, Uncle Traveling Matt and Sprocket the Dog from Fraggle Rock
, and other Muppet-related characters host a banquet to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary by presenting a retrospective of their film and television appearances.
Hosted by Fozzie Bear and featuring guest of honor Kermit the Frog, the program provides an overview of the Muppets' history and musical highlights beginning with early appearances in the fifties. Then, Fozzie introduces a selection of clips from The Muppet Show, before Rowlf the Dog introduces clips with Miss Piggy. Kermit and Miss Piggy then introduce a montage of clips from the movies.
Dr. Teeth introduces a sequence featuring still images of various Muppet book covers, record covers, and magazine covers featuring appearances by the Muppets. Sweetums introduces clips featuring monsters, characters eating other characters, and explosions. Ernie and Bert introduce clips from Sesame Street, and then Big Bird introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets.
The talking food introduces a clip of the Galley-oh-hoop-hoop, Uncle Traveling Matt introduces clips involving imagination, Floyd Pepper and Janice introduce Muppet music clips, and Scooter introduces clips with guest stars. When Robin asks Kermit what his favorite thing about the Muppets are, Kermit says that his favorite scenes are the times when the Muppets don't try to be funny, leading to some of the Muppets more serious moments. Gonzo then introduces some of the Muppets more cultural moments.
Afterwards, the other Muppets decide to pay tribute to Kermit, showing a clip of Linda Ronstadt singing "When I Grow Too Old to Dream", reedited to feature a number of clips with Kermit. At the conclusion, the entire cast sings "The Rainbow Connection".
Jim Henson appears briefly at the conclusion of the program being given a bill for his food by Grover.
"Happy Feet" plays during the end credits (sequence with multiple Kermit images cut).
Jim Henson
James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
's Muppets
The Muppets
The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
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Plot
The Muppets, the characters from Sesame StreetSesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
, the characters from Sam and Friends
Sam and Friends
Sam and Friends was an early live-action/puppet television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. It was taped and aired locally in Washington, D.C...
, Uncle Traveling Matt and Sprocket the Dog from Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...
, and other Muppet-related characters host a banquet to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary by presenting a retrospective of their film and television appearances.
Hosted by Fozzie Bear and featuring guest of honor Kermit the Frog, the program provides an overview of the Muppets' history and musical highlights beginning with early appearances in the fifties. Then, Fozzie introduces a selection of clips from The Muppet Show, before Rowlf the Dog introduces clips with Miss Piggy. Kermit and Miss Piggy then introduce a montage of clips from the movies.
Dr. Teeth introduces a sequence featuring still images of various Muppet book covers, record covers, and magazine covers featuring appearances by the Muppets. Sweetums introduces clips featuring monsters, characters eating other characters, and explosions. Ernie and Bert introduce clips from Sesame Street, and then Big Bird introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets.
The talking food introduces a clip of the Galley-oh-hoop-hoop, Uncle Traveling Matt introduces clips involving imagination, Floyd Pepper and Janice introduce Muppet music clips, and Scooter introduces clips with guest stars. When Robin asks Kermit what his favorite thing about the Muppets are, Kermit says that his favorite scenes are the times when the Muppets don't try to be funny, leading to some of the Muppets more serious moments. Gonzo then introduces some of the Muppets more cultural moments.
Afterwards, the other Muppets decide to pay tribute to Kermit, showing a clip of Linda Ronstadt singing "When I Grow Too Old to Dream", reedited to feature a number of clips with Kermit. At the conclusion, the entire cast sings "The Rainbow Connection".
Jim Henson appears briefly at the conclusion of the program being given a bill for his food by Grover.
"Happy Feet" plays during the end credits (sequence with multiple Kermit images cut).
Featured Muppets
- The Muppet ShowThe Muppet ShowThe Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...
Characters:- Kermit the Frog
- Miss Piggy
- Fozzie Bear
- Gonzo
- Rowlf the Dog
- Scooter
- Robin the Frog
- Floyd Pepper
- Janice
- Dr. Teeth
- Animal
- Sweetums
- Crazy Harry
- Statler and Waldorf
- The Swedish Chef
- Camilla the Chicken
- Beauregard
- Lew Zealand
- Singing Food
- The Muppet ShowThe Muppet ShowThe Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...
Background Characters:- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
- Beaker
- Sam the Eagle
- Pops
- Zoot
- Doglion
- Mahna Mahna
- Zelda Rose
- Fletcher Bird
- Chickens
- Ohreally Bird
- J.P. Grosse
- Hilda
- Annie Sue Pig
- Lips
- Rizzo the Rat
- George the Janitor
- The Newsman
- Link Hogthrob
- Louis Kazagger
- Luncheon Counter Monster
- Beautiful Day Monster
- Flower-Eating Monster
- Behemoth
- Miss Kitty
- Uncle Deadly
- Frackles
- Mulch
- Chopped Liver
- Sundance the Lion
- Droop
- Shakey Sanchez
- Miss Mousey
- Quongo the Gorilla
- Whatnots
- Marvin Suggs
- Lenny the Lizard
- T.R.
- Penguins
- Slim Wilson
- Gramps
- Zeke
- Nigel
- Geri and the Atrics
- Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
Characters:- Big Bird
- Oscar the Grouch
- Ernie
- Bert
- Count von Count
- Grover
- Two-Headed Monster
- Cookie Monster
- Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
Background Characters:- Herry Monster
- Telly Monster
- Grundgetta
- Biff
- Sully
- Forgetful Jones
- Buster the Horse
- Guy Smiley
- Bruno the Trashman
- The Amazing Mumford
- Sherlock Hemlock
- Prairie Dawn
- Barkley
- Simon Soundman
- Hoots the Owl
- Honkers
- Gladys the Cow
- Anything Muppets
- AM Monsters
- Sesame Street Presents Follow That BirdSesame Street presents Follow That BirdSesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird is a 1985 American road film directed by Ken Kwapis, starring many Sesame Street characters . This was the first of two Sesame Street feature films, followed in 1999 by The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland...
Characters:- Madame Chairbird
- Board of Birds
- Miss Finch
- Donny Dodo
- Marie Dodo
- Fraggle RockFraggle RockFraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...
Characters:- Uncle Traveling Matt
- Sprocket
- Sam and FriendsSam and FriendsSam and Friends was an early live-action/puppet television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. It was taped and aired locally in Washington, D.C...
Characters:- Sam
- Harry the Hipster
- Yorick
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasEmmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasEmmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas is a children's storybook by Russell Hoban which was first published in 1971. In 1977 it was adapted into a television special by Jim Henson with songs by Paul Williams...
Characters:- Emmet Otter
- Alice Otter
- Harrison Fox
- Gretchen Fox
- Wendell Porcupine
- Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters Characters:
- Boo Monster
- Tug Monster
- Molly Monster
- Muppet Meeting Films Characters:
- David Lazer Muppet
- Leo
- Grump
Muppet Performers
- Pam ArcieroPam ArcieroPam Arciero is puppeteer and voice-over artist who portrays Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend, Grundgetta, on Sesame Street.-Career:Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut....
- Grundgetta - Dave GoelzDave GoelzDave Goelz is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot , Beauregard the janitor and Tiny...
- Beauregard, The Great Gonzo, Uncle Traveling Matt - Jim HensonJim HensonJames Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
- Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Ernie, Harry the Hipster, Ling Hogthrob, Rowlf the Dog, Swedish Chef, Waldorf - Richard HuntRichard Hunt (puppeteer)Richard Hunt was an American puppeteer best known as a Muppet performer. Hunt's Muppet roles included Scooter, Beaker, Janice, Statler, and Sweetums.-Early years:...
- Janice, Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Two-Headed Monster (Right Head) - Jerry NelsonJerry NelsonJerry Nelson is an American Muppet puppeteer, known for his wide range of characters, singing abilities, and his frequent partnership with Richard Hunt.-Early years:...
- Count von Count, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Robin the Frog, Two-Headed Monster (Left Head) - Frank OzFrank OzFrank Oz is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street, and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop of...
- Animal, Bert, Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear, Grover, Miss Piggy - Caroll SpinneyCaroll SpinneyCaroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney , is an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.-Life and career:...
- Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch - Steve WhitmireSteve WhitmireSteven Whitmire is an American puppeteer who works for The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop and Disney's The Muppets Studio. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator and original performer, Jim Henson, in...
- Rizzo the Rat, Sprocket the Dog
External Links
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years at Muppet Wiki